Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite

Rucker, Rudy

ISBN 10: 3764330341 / ISBN 13: 9783764330347

Published by Birkhauser, Boston, Basel, Stuttgart, 1982

About this Item

Dark blue cloth covered boards with silver titles, x, b/w illus., notes, bibliography, index, 342 pages. Light bowing to boards, light rubbing to board cloth and page edge extremities. 1/2" tear to front top left edge of dust jacket, two small tears to front top right edge and back bottom left edge of dj, light rubbing to dust jacket extremities. Tight spine, unmarked interior pages, wrapped in a presentable dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 3864

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
• Publisher: Birkhauser, Boston, Basel, Stuttgart
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764330341
• ISBN 13: 9783764330347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics

About this title

Synopsis

An examination of the mathematical, physical, and philosophical aspects of infinity includes discussions of set theory, the theorems of the mathematician, Kurt Godel, and the concepts of space and time

From the Back Cover

"Infinity and the Mind can be read and enjoyed by experts and nonexperts alike. Rudy Rucker is a talented logician who draws on his talents as a science-fiction writer and cartoonist to convey his ideas. This makes for not only a solid, accurate, and informative book but also a good read."--Thomas Tymoczko, Smith College

"Informal, amusing, witty, profound. . . . In an extraordinary burst of creative energy, Rudy Rucker has managed to bring together every aspect of mathematical infinity. . . . A dizzying glimpse into that boundless region of blinding light where the mysteries of transcendence shatter the clarity of logic, set theory, proof theory, and contemporary physics."--Martin Gardner